Game of Thrones
American fantasy drama television series
Game of Thrones (2011-19) is an American medieval fantasy television series, created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and aired for HBO. It is based on George R. R. Martin's best-selling novel series A Song of Ice and Fire.
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.
SeasonsEdit
About Game of ThronesEdit
- Rape is often presented in television plotlines, where it has far-reaching and lasting consequences for the affected characters. But critics of “Game of Thrones” fear that rape has become so pervasive in the drama that it is almost background noise: a routine and unshocking occurrence.
- Dave Itzkoff, "For ‘Game of Thrones,’ Rising Unease Over Rape’s Recurring Role", New York Times, (May 2, 2014).
- Rape and sexual violence have been a part of every war ever fought, from the ancient Sumerians to our present day. To omit them from a narrative centered on war and power would have been fundamentally false and dishonest and would have undermined one of the themes of the books: that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.
- George R. R. Martin, qtd. in Dave Itzkoff, "For ‘Game of Thrones,’ Rising Unease Over Rape’s Recurring Role", New York Times, (May 2, 2014).
CastEdit
- Sean Bean – Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark
- Michelle Fairley – Lady Catelyn Stark
- Maisie Williams – Arya Stark
- Kit Harington – Jon Snow
- Lena Headey – Queen Cersei Lannister Baratheon
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Jaime Lannister
- Peter Dinklage – Tyrion Lannister
- Mark Addy – King Robert Baratheon
- Jack Gleeson – Prince Joffrey Baratheon
- Ian Beattie – Ser Meryn Trant
- Emilia Clarke – Daenerys Targaryen
- Trent Harry Lloyd – Viserys Targaryen
- Richard Madden – Robb Stark
- Sophie Turner – Sansa Stark
- Alfie Allen – Theon Greyjoy
- Iain Glen – Ser Jorah Mormont
- Jason Momoa – Khal Drogo
- Finn Jones – Ser Loras Tyrell
- Natalie Dormer – Margaery Tyrell
- Dean-Charles Chapman – Tommen Baratheon
- Pedro Pascal – Oberyn Martell
- Rory McCann – Sandor Clegane
- Aidan Gillen – Petyr Baelish
- Conleth Hill – Varys
- James Cosmo – Jeor Mormont
- Peter Vaughan – Maester Aemon (TV final role)
- Carice van Houten – Melisandre
- Gwendoline Christie – Brienne of Tarth
- Liam Cunningham – Davos Seaworth
- Stephen Dillane – Stannis Baratheon
- Kerry Ingram – Shireen Baratheon
- Gethin Anthony – Renly Baratheon
- Charles Dance – Tywin Lannister
- David Bradley – Walder Frey
- Partick Malahide – Balon Greyjoy
- Ian McElhinney – Ser Barristan Selmy
- Tom Wlaschiha – Jaqen H'ghar/Many-faced God
- Ciarán Hinds – Mance Rayder
- Indira Varma – Ellaria Sand
- Owen Teale – Alliser Thorne
- Mark Gatiss – Tycho Nestoris
- Michiel Huisman – Daario Naharis
- Michael McEllhatton – Roose Bolton
- Iwan Rheon – Ramsay Snow (later legitimized as Ramsay Bolton)
- Rose Leslie – Ygritte
- Jerome Flynn – Bronn
